Rory Sabbatini

Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini (born 2 April 1976) is a South African professional golfer.

Rory Sabbatini was born in Durban, South Africa. He started playing golf at age 4, but concentrated on it from age 12. He was recruited by the University of Arizona, turned professional in 1998 and joined the PGA Tour in 1999. He was the youngest member of the tour that year. He has four career wins on the PGA Tour and finished 2006 placed 12th on the money list. In September 2007, he reached the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, with a high of 8th. He spent over 20 weeks in the top-10 in 2007 and 2008.

Sabbatini tied for second at the 2007 Masters Tournament and the 2007 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. He won the Par 3 Contest at the 2008 Masters Tournament.

Sabbatini made waves at the Wachovia Championship in May 2007 when, after leading the field by one stroke after day three and then giving up five strokes to Tiger Woods to lose the tournament on Sunday, he proclaimed that Woods was “more beatable than ever.” He went on to lead the field by one after day three at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in August 2007, but ended eight strokes behind Woods.

Sabbatini has represented South Africa in the World Cup four times and won the event with Trevor Immelman in 2003.

In his first Presidents Cup appearance in 2007, Sabbatini had a 0-3-1 record, as the International team was defeated by the United States team.

Sabbatini currently resides at Southlake, Texas, United States.

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PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 Sep 2000	Air Canada Championship	-16 (68-68-67-65=268)	1 stroke	Grant Waite
2	9 Jun 2003	FBR Capital Open	-14 (68-66-68-68=270)	4 strokes	Joe Durant, Fred Funk, Scott Hoch, Duffy Waldorf
3	19 Feb 2006	Nissan Open	-13 (67-65-67-72=271)	1 stroke	Adam Scott
4	27 May 2007	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	-14 (70-67-62-67=266)	Playoff	Jim Furyk, Bernhard Langer

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Rory Sabbatini
Personal information
Full name	Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini
Born	2 April 1976 (1976-04-02) (age 33) Durban, South Africa
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	South Africa
Residence	Southlake, Texas, U.S.
Career
College	University of Arizona
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters	T2: 2007
U.S. Open	T51: 2007
Open Championship	T26: 2006
PGA Championship	T39: 2008